Patient's question:
My nipples have always been inverted since I was a child. The left one is completely inverted, while the right one is only slightly retracted. So I've always felt very self-conscious. I've been to the hospital, but the doctor said the treatment would be quite expensive. I didn't want to add financial pressure to my parents, as our family isn't very well-off, so I didn't pursue it. But now that I'm older, I really want to get it fixed. How can inverted nipples be treated?Doctor's answer:
Nipple inversion is generally caused by two reasons: one is congenital nipple developmental malformation, and the other is related breast diseases that damage the milk ducts, leading to nipple retraction and resulting in nipple inversion. Among these, congenital nipple developmental malformation is the most common. You can use the method of manually pulling and stretching the nipple to make it swing and shorten. If the symptoms are severe, surgical correction can also be used.